Basics: 1967, hardcover, 107 pages, 15 color and 15 b&w plates of 48 species; English and Hebrew text

This book is an introduction to 48 of Israel's birds. A unique aspect of this book is it is written in both Hebrew and English. The two "front" covers display a different bird with the title of the book written in each language.

The 48 species are nicely illustrated in large plates which can be regarded more as artwork. Half of the 30 plates are in color.

The text, English in the left column and Hebrew in the right, gives the reader a general overview of the bird’s life, sometimes written from the personal, first-person, perspective of the author. The voice, behavior, and habitat of the bird are typically addressed in a format where the author is trying to narrate to the reader.

This is a quaint book that is reflective of its time with general information written in a style that one might mark down in a personal diary.

I’ve listed several related books below…
1) Birds of Israel by Inbar
2) The Birds of Israel by Paz
3) The Birds of Israel by Shirihai
4) Photographic Guide to Birds of Israel and the Middle East by Porter/Cottridge
5) Birds in the Land of the Bible by Paz
6) Birds of Lebanon and the Jordan Area by Benson
7) The Birds of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan by Andrews
8) Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East by Porter et al.
9) Les Oiseaux du Proche et du Moyen Orient by Hue/Etchecopar ( )